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// Solstheim: Treasure Hunt 
// Story: Skyrim: The Faces of Death 
// by Blackdrag-rose 
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With their time in White Ridge Barrow at an end, Za'kera and the others departed from the ruin and headed in the direction of Raven Rock, as it was a good place for them to access multiple Black Books without having to worry about Neloth or someone else bothering them at the wrong moment. Dukaan, as they discovered, pulled out of the ruin with whatever Draugr had been buried with him, those who hadn't been slain since those Reavers and their boss showed up to conduct her foul spidery experiments, so no one said anything as they watched the Dragon Priest depart from his ruin. Ma'jera was sure that with three Dragon Priests working together the way to Azhidal and the final of the seven Black Books would be open in no time, though there was plenty of time for her to open the new books that had been acquired and send Za'kera and Wind into both of them, to gain more power and ready themselves for what the future held. Amaryllis, on the other hand, had a feeling that it would be like what happened earlier, that she and Lydia would be sitting around the manor, doing nothing but guarding the area from potential enemies, causing her to remember what she had picked up earlier and what she had read about as well.

Part of her was curious as to what might be waiting at the locations on the map she had picked up, other than chests that contained the over pieces of the Pirate Lord's armor, and if she might be able to find something to use for when she wasn't being an assassin, but she figured she'd speak her mind when they got back to Raven Rock. Another thing she had to think about was what sort of plans Ma'jera had for the unfortunate Dark Elf who had been in control of the Reavers in White Ridge Barrow, since she had captured her alive and had multiple samples of the enchanted spiders, even though a part of her had no desire to know. The Khajiit in question was a Demiprince, meaning she had to see the Dark Elf sorceress as a test subject, a toy to be used and discarded whenever she desired, just like how most Daedric Princes saw the rest of the mortals who called this planet home, telling her all she needed to know on the matter. In fact just thinking about it was enough for her, as Sheogorath's daughter had created a new race and she was sure that Hermaeus Mora's child might be thinking of the same thing, just to prove that it wasn't exclusive to the Madgod and his family, though that lead her to stop thinking about it and focused on the path they were following.

Despite the fact that they had been on the northern half of the island, by their estimates, the group was able to get back to Raven Rock in no time, where the people seemed to be wrapping up for the day before heading to their homes, hence why they headed into the manor and Ma'jera started to focus for bringing the pair into Apocrypha.

"While you two do that, I'm thinking of exploring the island a little more," Amaryllis said, speaking to Za'kera for a moment, as while she wanted to go with her friend, and protect her from the dangers that were in the Black Book to ensure that the future she had seen would come to pass, she knew that Wind would ensure her safety, hence why she pulled out the helm for a moment, "those pirates we saw earlier were looking for the armor of an old Pirate Lord, and I have a map to where the other three pieces are resting... since they're made out of Stalhrim, I figured it would be best to claim them before any pirates or lingering Thalmor got their hands on them."

"That's understandable." Za'kera replied, even though she was sure that they had wiped out all of the Thalmor that had been on Solstheim, given what she had seen when they found Ancarion's boat, before she reached into her pack for a few seconds and pulled out the nordic pickaxe, as it was usually in hers and only gave it to someone when they found a source of Stalhrim, hence why she handed it to her friend, "I don't think you'll run into anything that will require that to be used, but it's best if you took it with you... who knows, you might need to mine some Stalhrim and this will ensure that you won't have to come looking for me."

Amaryllis nodded as she accepted the pickaxe, as there was a chance that she might run into some if the armor was made out of the material, before stashing it inside her pack, along with the helm once more, before Za'kera walked over to the area that Wind and Ma'jera were in. She knew what was coming next, Ma'jera would summon a barrier and give Za'kera one of the two new Black Books they had recovered, where the book in question would be opened, teleporting the three of them to Apocrypha so Za'kera could find a new power and Wind could track down another Burden. As of right now only four Burdens remained, where she was sure that two of them were Pride and Fear, though based on what Wind had said she assumed the last one was Violence, one she was sure her friend would be able to defeat rather easily, so the first book would likely deal with that Burden. After that, however, there was no telling which Burden would be up next, but she had a feeling that Wind would be able to overcome them, regardless of which order they came in, hence why she stood back for a time and watched the pair as Ma'jera pulled out one of the two new Black Books.

With the tome in hand Za'kera opened it up and the magic wrapped around her, Wind, and Ma'jera, teleporting them back to Apocrypha so they could hunt down the next Burden and power that was lingering inside it, though once they were no longer in the manner Amaryllis turned around and departed from the manor, leaving Lydia to hold down the fort while she was gone.

A few moments later Za'kera and Wind appeared in the first section of the next portion of Apocrypha that they would be exploring for some time, where it looked like they were starting in a passage that only lead forward, hence why she drew both of her blades once more as Wind readied her magic for the Seekers and Lurkers they would be facing. The passage headed down a little, allowing them to pass by a table with some soul gems, before bringing them to one of the glowing books, allowing the pair to teleport over to the next portion of this Black Book, where they would be walking on a walkway above the twisted water of Apocrypha, which had to lead to another glowing book. Sure enough they found a Lurker that happened to be in the middle of it's patrol, to which Za'kera rushed forward and hacked into it's legs, causing it to fall not a few seconds later, before moving out of the way as Wind blasted it in the chest with a pair of Lightning Bolts, ending it's life before it even had a chance to fight them. With that done they resumed following the path and found that it split, as in one path headed to the left and another headed to the right, both ending in glowing tomes, meaning one of them was the correct path and the other had to be the key to moving forward, hence why they headed for the right tome first.

What they discovered was that it brought them to a dead end, with no eyestalk devices for them to use, which happened to be where a Seeker was doing some research, though not a few seconds later it noticed that it had guests and Wind just froze it with a burst of frost magic, causing it to flee as soon as the ice melted.

Wind ended up finding a few more books to add to her own collection, which she was happy to see, before they returned to the split in the path and used the other glowing tome to continue to wherever the final tome was resting, bringing them to a tunnel that lead to a large chamber that had a number of locked doors. There were also two Seekers floating around the chamber, one on either side of the central structure that seemed to hold the device that would open the way to where another glowing book was resting, to which Za'kera rushed over to the left as Wind lashed out with a Fireball as she aimed at the right one. Once both targets were taken care of the pair looked around the chamber, finding a few rooms that were open and had either nothing in them, as Wind found one like that, or an area that had a number of books, which Za'kera discovered and called Wind over so she could claim them for her own library, before discovering an eyestalk device right in front of a locked door. Such a thing opened the door in front of it and revealed another device, which just so happened to unlock the door on the other side of the chamber, and when Wind messed with that one Za'kera watched as the door for the central structure opened, allowing her to access another device that revealed a set of stairs for them to reach the next glowing book, along with unlocking the door for them to move forward.

The next section they appeared in was another passage that lead to a larger chamber, one with two locked doors, though Wind spotted where their target happened to be resting, the larger tome that was the end of the book, and made sure she and Za'kera were careful as they moved forward. Her reasoning was due to the fact that they had no idea what sort of odd obstacles Hermaeus Mora might have installed in his Black Books, and sure enough she found that the final tunnel turned too the left, changing before their eyes, meaning they had to overcome one or two more obstacles before earning the right to access the final tome. The area it brought them to seemed to have a zone for a Lurker to spawn from, though that was when Za'kera found another version of Wind inside the small chamber in question, Violence to be exact since it was in the middle of hacking apart a Lurker, though in the following seconds she silently crept forward as she gathered her power in her right hand, allowing her to pierce her Burden while she was distracted. With the fourth Burden defeated, in a lackluster manner that told her that the next one was likely going to face her in battle, the pair followed the path on the other side of the small chamber and found that it brought them to an eyestalk device and a door that lead back to the central area, all so they could head for the final book once more.

Oddly enough they found that the tunnel didn't change again, even though there was a second small chamber to head to, but Za'kera wasn't about to complain as she activated the final book, finding that it's powers were to call a Dremora that she could trade with, the second was for a Dremora packmule, and the third was for a spectral drum, causing her to pick the first one before they returned to the manor.

"I'll give you ten minutes to rest, before sending you into the fifth book," Ma'jera stated, reminding the pair that she had been watching over them, mostly to see what sort of progress her student made in overcoming her Burdens, though at the same time Za'kera was grateful for a chance to rest, since there was no telling what was lurking in the next book, save for the sixth Burden and another power for Za'kera.

Wind nodded for a moment as she headed over to a chair, though as she did that part of her had to wonder if Amaryllis had found what she as looking for during the time they were in Apocrypha, the Pirate Lord's ancient armor, though at the same time she knew that it was only a matter of time until she returned, she just had to be patient.





While Za'kera and Wind were busy in Apocrypha, Amaryllis hung around Raven Rock for a few minutes to check the map she had picked up from the pirates, where she found that one of the chests that contained the ancient armor should be in the western outskirts of this very settlement, one was near Tel Mithryn, and another was somewhere in the northwestern portion of the island. With that information in hand she headed to the western exit and made sure that her disguise was up, this time appearing as an Argonian since she used her Khajiit disguise too much, where she found that no one seemed to care as she made her way outside Raven Rock. Sure enough she found two Dark Elf pirates, one in leather armor while the other wore the nordic armor, standing over an ancient chest, where neither of them seemed to notice her approach where they were standing, allowing her to draw her daggers for a moment before stabbing the heavy armored one right in his back. Such a thing allowed Amaryllis to end one foe before he had a chance to do anything to defend himself, though the other one pulled out a bow and loosed some arrows at her, to which she jumped backwards and dodged the arrows, before appearing behind her foe and cut her down, though once that was done she approached the chest.

What she found was that she had stopped the pirates before they made off with the armor piece, as it was unlocked and it saved her the time of unlocking the chest on her own, where she discovered an elegantly crafted piece of Stalhrim armor that looked like it was more for someone who wore light armor, like she did, before she stashed it inside her pack.

With that piece in hand Amaryllis made her way up the side of the coast, heading back to where they found Ancarion's ship earlier, though she had to refrain from switching back into her true form to make good time, as she found a group of what she assumed were travelers at first, as they were wearing clothing to avoid getting ash on them. The reality of the situation was that they were members of the Morag Tong, as they had seen her, in her Argonian disguise, leaving Severin Manor a short while ago, meaning they assumed she was the one who wrecked their plans to kill the First Councilor, though while she had no idea how the group figured it out, given no one had seen her, she wasn't about to let them leave. As such she drew her weapons again and parried the incoming attack from the first one that dared to come at her, while discovering that the other two were archers, so she shifted her stance and pulled the first assassin into the area she was in, forcing the pair of arrows into his body while leaving her intact. Once that was done she let go of her first foe and rushed forward, as she swung her dagger at the first one and removed his head before planting both blades in his chest, allowing her to wipe them out before they could do anything to her, and the moment all of them fell she paused for a few seconds, just to be sure there weren't anymore foes.

After figuring out that there were no more foes for her to worry about Amaryllis looted the Morag Tong, recovering more arrows to use in the future, before discovering a note that claimed that whoever was in possession of it was allowed to kill her, like a writ of execution she guessed, meaning she would have to keep an eye out for them in the future.

Once she was done with the would be assassins, and she thought that the Dark Brotherhood were better since her group would stalk the shadows and not reveal themselves like this, Amaryllis switched to her true form, after verifying that no more enemies were in this area, before taking to the air at long last. From there it was only a matter of time until she was able to find the next ancient chest, in an indent that had been submerged when she and the others passed through here earlier, not to mention that there were some dead pirates around the area, though the shovels and buckets explained the scene to her, that they had dug out the area to find the chest. Of course the pirates were dead, slain by a trio of Rieklings and a number of Mudcrabs, who looked like they had killed each other in a fight after ambushing the pirates, to which she landed and pulled out some of her lockpicks so she could mess with the chest, eventually figuring out how to unlock it so she could retrieve the piece inside it. Sure enough Amaryllis discovered a pair of Stalhrim gauntlets that seemed to fit the attire of a Pirate Lord, and since all of the gear was enchanted she was sure it explained how Haknir Death-Brand was able to become so feared when he was alive, and in addition to that piece she discovered an ornate golden key with a sapphire at the back end of it, meaning it went to Gyldenhul Barrow.

With those items stored away she headed back to Tel Mithryn, as it was where the last chest should be located, though as she did that she made sure to keep herself hidden so no one bothered her, especially since there were assassins looking for her and her companions, who she intended on taking down if she noticed them. Based on the map her target was off to the south of where the Silt Strider was resting, where she discovered three Ash Spawn with a pair of dead pirates near them, and she spotted an ancient chest that had been dug up, meaning they had found the treasure and died before they were able to claim it. As such she landed and became a female Dark Elf, like the leather pirates she had seen so far, and noticed that all three of her enemies turned to look at her, to which she rushed forward and slashed into one of them not a second later, cutting it down before it had a chance to fight back, though it's body provided some good cover from the other two, given that they launched Fireballs from their hands. With the first down she advanced on her target and quickly cut down the second one while avoiding it's ashy axe, and the third followed not a few seconds later, as she removed it's head and made sure to break it apart, so it wouldn't come back, before opening the chest and discovering that it contained the boots that went to the armor set.

As soon as she had all of Haknir's armor Amaryllis pulled out the book once more and looked at the treasure map, finding that Gyldenhul Barrow, which had to be the nordic way of saying 'golden haul', was near the Skaal Village, hence why she carefully flew over there and discovered some pirates outside a locked barrow. She waited for a couple of seconds, just to see what the pair were up to, before seeing that they gave up on trying to get into the ancient barrow and departed on the small rowboat that they had used to reach this area, though she remained in hiding as she watched them leave, just to be sure they didn't notice her. Once she was sure they were gone Amaryllis slipped down into the area that the door was in, finding that it was locked based on what she was seeing, and pulled out the key, allowing her to quickly unlock it and head inside, where she found a single chamber with three paths, one collapsed and two sealed by Stalhrim coffins, though there was a dead adventurer that had come here at one point in the past. Such a thing told her that someone must have come searching for the treasure and, upon failing to do so, must have returned the key to the chest it had been placed in, while leaving the armor behind, though her first order of business was extracting all of the Stalhrim around her, adding it to the bits she had claimed so far.

When she broke through the second one, however, she found a passage heading deeper into the earth, bringing her right to a large door she had to unlock, which brought her to a treasure passage that lead to a large ornate door on the other side of the area, though there were piles upon piles of septims, gems, ebony and daedric weapons and armor, and even a few items made from the bones and scales of dragons.

"The stories claimed that Haknir's treasure was great, but this is greater than I thought it would be," Amaryllis said, where she took a moment to study the area, as this happened to be the treasure trove of a Pirate Lord, and even as she thought about it she knew something was wrong with this picture, there had to be more somewhere in this place, causing her to walk over to the ornate door, something that caused the door behind her to close and be sealed with metallic bars, which meant heading forward was her only option.

Not a few seconds later she found another passage heading even deeper into the earth, only this one ended in a massive chamber that looked like it was the burial grounds of a Pirate Lord, with a grand alter on the other side of the area, but she kept her guard up as she quickly crossed the area and approached the alter. What she discovered was a skeletal body, no doubt Haknir's, though behind it rested a golden curved blade that had a red tint to it, where it almost looked like a blade that was designed after a mantis' pincer, or, as she looked at it some more, the blade of a scythe, meaning this had to be Bloodscythe, according to the tome. She could practically feel the power coming from it, having slain so many foes while Haknir was alive, and based on everything she was sensing right now Amaryllis was sure that Soulrender, the sister blade to the one in front of her, was in this massive chamber, though where she had no idea. After a few seconds, just to be sure that no enemies were coming out to face her, she picked up Bloodscythe and found that it was much lighter than what she had been thinking, and when she swung it a few times she found that it might be as deadly as a Daedric blade, and in the end it rested in her right hand once she was done testing it out.

After that a large stone door moved into position and trapped her in this area, though it wasn't long before she found out what her foes were, as the ghostly forms of Haknir's crew started to form around the chamber, people who had failed to best their captain while they were alive and failed to do so in their next life, and there were a lot of them based on what she was seeing right now.

"So this is your test, Haknir... and let me guess, I can't hurt them without your blades," Amaryllis said, speaking to the soul of the Pirate Lord, as she was sure that he was somewhere in this chamber, waiting for a worthy foe to come and send his crew, plus himself for that matter, to the afterlife so they could leave this plane behind, though that was when she altered her stance to only have Bloodscythe drawn, leaving her left hand empty, "so the question is this: where in the world did you hide Soulrender?"

In response to her question three more ghosts appeared in the chamber, two of them to her left and right, where she was able to find that one had been a male Nord who excelled in archery and the other was a male Nord in heavy armor while carrying a battleaxe, though that was when she found that the third ghost was right in front of her. This one was wearing a ghostly set of Stalhrim armor, the set designed for a Pirate Lord, and she found that he had a ghostly version of the blade that was in her right hand, meaning she was staring at Haknir Death-Brand himself, the legendary pirate that all feared when he was among the living. In that moment the ghost of the Pirate Lord beckoned to the alter once more and allowed her to turn around, like he was expecting a fair fight once she was armed, and discovered a second blade was now resting on the alter where she had found Bloodscythe, a curved weapon was identical in shape to the first one, meaning the pair were scimitars, though this one was blackened in color and seemed just as deadly as the one in her right hand. This was what she was feeling earlier, the presence of Soulrender, where she was sure that it was also of Daedric origin, though as she thought about that Amaryllis picked up the weapon with her left hand, allowing her to swing them a few times, quickly finding that they were perfect for someone like her.

With that done she tried something new, a spell that only Princesses Celestia and Luna were said to use when they went into battle, and Queen Chrysalis as well when she thought about it, as it summoned one's armor and weapons to them the instant it was cast, though at the same time Amaryllis shifted into her true form, where she found that her armor switched with the Deathbrand armor, and her magic allowed it to fit over her altered body.

Haknir didn't seem intimidated by what he was seeing, even though Amaryllis' new true form was draconic in nature and was far tougher than her old Changeling form, rather he seemed excited by the prospect of fighting her and seeing how he fared against her might, even though she looked like an anthropomorphic dragon wearing Stalhrim armor that had been custom made for her body. Amaryllis bounced from one foot to another, getting used to the weight of the new set of armor she was wearing, before discovering that Haknir was waiting for her to make the first move, to which she landed for a second and rushed at him, swinging both blades at him with enough force to knock him down the stairs, though he was unharmed from her attack, as it was simply to give them more room. With that done she landed for a second and both of them rushed at each other and swung their blades at each other, where Amaryllis found that Bloodscythe and Soulrender danced with their ghostly counterparts with ease, parrying the incoming attacks while discovering that her own were the same way, like they were evenly matched. Another thing she noticed was that the armor definitely granted her the power that it used to grant Haknir when he was alive, as it seemed like her stamina was far stronger than it had been, her swings were more powerful, she felt lighter than ever before, and she felt tougher, like it would take more for someone to harm her during a fight.

In fact the two of them moved like that for some time, neither one appearing to find a hole in the other's defenses, while at the same time all of Haknir's crew stood off to the sides and watched, meaning they knew that it was unwise to aid their captain, least they earn his anger for interrupting his match, but she was fine with that since it meant she could focus on him and not have to worry about reinforcements.

Haknir was strong, far more than what she was expecting from the tales that were written in the tome she carried, and it meant that they ended up dancing around the chamber as his crew spread out to watch them, as Amaryllis had to use all of her skills to stay alive, figuring that damage would come later. At the same time she was getting used to the power that her true form commanded as she fought someone who constantly pushed her, making her wonder if Haknir had been a hybrid who had been lucky to be blessed with the form of a Nord, instead of a mix of Nord and Dremora, before deciding that only Ma'jera and her father might know the truth of the matter. While she fought, however, she noticed that her blows were getting stronger and faster, no doubt her true power, the gift of Dagon, coming to the surface, and her speed was the same way, allowing her to match the sheer power that Haknir possessed, who seemed to be studying her movements and was reacting accordingly. Over time Amaryllis discovered that her power was starting to outclass her foe, because Haknir, at long last, was starting to lose ground and it seemed like his crew was stunned by what they were seeing right now, but he continued to pour all of his power into his blows as she did the same thing, before she dodged one of his swings and delivered a diagonal slash to Haknir's chest.

In that moment, finding himself overpowered at long last, the ghost of Haknir accepted his fate as she attacked him again, taking his head off this time, causing him and his crew to disappear from the chamber and opened the way for her to leave at long last, to which she sighed and bowed her head a little to the alter, to show some respect, before leaving, where she planned on taking the treasure on her way out, all while wondering what Wind was up to.





After the short rest that Ma'jera gave them, Za'kera and Wind found themselves standing in the starting area of the fifth Black Book, though as they appeared in the next area they discovered that it was slightly darker than what they had seen in the previous sections of Apocrypha, like the shadows were more plentiful here. Such a thing quickly told Wind what they needed to be careful, as she was sure that either enemies or some sort of damaging effect rested inside the shadows, to which she gathered a bit of her magic and summoned some Candlelights, floating balls of light, to give them some light so they could see, while both of them made sure to draw their weapons. One other thing she could see was that there were a few black devices moving from one part of this area to another, with a yellow stone that seemed to give off light as well, so if she wanted to Wind could avoid using her mana for the lights that were floating above her and Za'kera, but knowing that Hermaeus Mora had obstacles in each area she decided to keep them. As such the two of them moved forward and kept an eye out for anything that might jump out to attack them, even though Wind was focused on tracking down the Burden that was in this place, as either Pride, Hatred, or Fear was in this place, lurking around the corner as they watched what they were doing.

The passage they found brought the pair to a small area that didn't seem to have anything more than a few pods that had a few books inside them, not to mention a pool of black water that had a large eye in it, either one of Hermaeus Mora's or one that belonged to his minions, but after collecting the books Za'kera and Wind pressed onward.

After that the pair found a passage leading upward, as it was a diagonal ramp, that brought them to a larger area that had a number of book piles and another opening that seemed to head closer to where the final book was resting, though there were a few Seekers hanging out in the area, once more reading until the pair entered this area. Za'kera wasted no time in rushing forward, swinging her blade at one of them as she pushed it away from the second one, who Wind focused on for a time as she used Ice Spears to tackle it, as they were too close to the various books and she didn't want to annoy both her mentor and her father by burning the area down. Like Wind expected she was able to hit her target with ease, though at the same time there were no other enemies in the area, save for Za'kera's, who collapsed after taking a few hits over the few moments she was fighting it, so she was able to search the area and found that the only way forward was the one that she had spotted earlier, though it did give her a few more books for her collection. After that they made their way over to the passage leading upward and found that it brought them to a walkway that was far above an endless pit, where if one of them fell off the walkway it would either kill them or send them back to Solstheim, though after a few seconds the pair found that it grew into a winding path that had to lead to the final book.

As they moved forward, however, they discovered a pair of Lurkers that were wandering around the area, one nearby and one that was further along the path, so they only had to worry about one at a time and not both of them ganging up on them, though Za'kera rushed forward and cut through it's legs before ducking out of the way as Wind blasted it with one of her Lightning Bolts. The force of her blow knocked the Lurker off the ledge and sent it down into the abyss, even though it reappeared on the walkway a few moments later, as a corpse, allowing the pair to continue moving along the walkway and found an area that looked like it was an ending, only for the next section of the walkway to move into place and let them cross over it. As such they did so without delay and found that they were drawing closer to the final book, even through it brought them to a ringed platform that the second Lurker was walking on, to which Wind summoned a pair of Ice Spears and launched both of them through the air, striking her target before it had a chance to lash out at them, opening the way for Za'kera to move forward. What she discovered was that there was a set of stairs heading upwards, so she waited under her light as Wind took care of the Lurker, though once she was done they regrouped and made their way up it, finding that it brought them to a small area that the final book was on, with a smirking version of Wind standing between them and it, like she was trying to slow them down.

Wind, on the other hand, sensed that something was up and waved her hand as she gathered a bit of her magic, where a few seconds later they watched as the Burden shimmered for a moment before becoming a child version of herself, where she walked forward and embraced Pride, whose own fear disappeared after that happened and she broke down like all of the others she had faced, and once that was done wind stood up and glanced at Za'kera.

"I've never been a prideful Changeling... unlike my mother," Wind commented, as her mother and grandmother were the best examples she had of a queen consumed by pride, who would have likely failed to clear this Burden if they had been in her position, though as she thought about that an idea came to mind, as in why Pride was the fifth one she found and not the first, "as such she formed small, unlike the others you've seen so far, and likely hid herself so I wouldn't find her... and when I did she used that illusion to try and deceive me, so I'd leave her alone. Now all that remains is to track down Fear and Hatred... and I'm not looking forward to fighting the former."

Za'kera had no idea what Wind was so afraid of, though she assumed that she'd find out in due time, to which she took a moment to access the final book and found that the powers this time were a passive power to boost her combat skills, one to boost her magical skills, and another for her stealth skills, so she took the first one and they returned to Solstheim so they could regroup with the others and get ready for the final stretch of their time on this island.